Age changes in Chiapas sheep breed according to sex

• Autores: Parés-Casanova, P.M., Caballero-Sala, M., Perezgrovas, R.
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2017
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/12642
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/veterinaria/article/view/12642
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: allometry; sexual dimorphism; ontogeny; intraspecific variability; alometría; dimorfismo sexual; ontogenia; variación intraespecífica

A survey was conducted in order to study changes in body measurements in the Chiapas sheep breed. For this purpose 66 males and 79 females of various ages were measured: body weight, chest girth, knee perimeter, cannon perimeter, coronne perimeter, hock perimeter and ear length. The study reflects a regional change according to age, which are not isometrical. Body weight and chest girth are the most discriminative variables, which presented identical age regression trajectories for both sexes (F=1.006, p=0.317). Although body weight in adult male (>12 months, n=56) was greater than those of females (n=64) (U=1320, p=0.014), and no differences appeared for chest girth (U=1720, p=0.704), regression trajectories for both traits appeared similar.